Game scoring device



Feb. 20, 1940. B. DE c. RCTHSCHILD GAME SCORING DEVICE Filed Jan. 26, 19:59

Patented Feb. 2e,

UNITED PATENT oFFlc-s GAME SCORING DEVICE Bani do 0. Rothschild, CoralGables, Fla. Application ranuaryzc, 1939, Serial nmasaaso 1 Claim.

two spools'exposed to view on the top of the card table.

u A further object of my invention is to provide easily accessible means for rotating either of the spools in order to advance the score tally to provide a new and unused portion of the strip for score keeping or to turn back the tally for the purpose of referring to the score of a previous game.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a score tally which, although exposed at the top of the card table,'wlll afiord no in Q convenience and will not interfere in any way with the dealing or playing of the cards.

Another object of my invention is to permit a reduction in the cost of game tallies by prowherein:

45 Figure l is a top plan view of a card table showing two of my score tally devices attached thereto;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2-,--2 of Figure 1;

50 Figure 3 is a top plan view of the device for holding the tally strip spool andshdwing it detached from the table; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

. In the drawing, like reference characters are viding for their manufacture and sale in con-' description with reference to the accompanying drawing used to designate like parts ineach of the views. The reference numeral 5 generally designates a card table having a top or playing surface 5 and conventional folding legs which for simplicity are not shown in the drawing. The table a top 6 has a framework I attached to the lower 1 surface of the edges thereof.

Since all of the tally devices are similar, only one will be described in detail. It will be under stood that a card table may be provided'with it) one,- two or four of the devices if desired.

As best shown in Figure 2, the table top 6 is provided with two parallel spaced slits 8 at each corner of the table where it is desired to provide a score tally. The rectangular shaped area of the table top between the parallel slits is indented ordepressed as shown at 9. This depression may-be made by stamping or in any other suitable manner.

One end of a continuous strip of score tally? indicated by the reference character It is inserted from the bottom of the table through one of the slits8 over the depressed area 9 and downward through the other slit 8; The ends of the tally strip are wound upon spools or rolls H which are retained in parallel relation to the slits 8.

In order to hold the spools H. in their proper position, I provide a member, indicated generally by the reference character 82, which is preferably formed of stamped sheet metal. The member 52 is provided with a plane surface it having, at the four corners thereof, depending projections M, 85, Hi and H. The plane surface 43 is se- 3 cured to the lower side of the depressed area 9 by means of screws I8 or by any other suitable means. The depending projections I4 and i5- are provided with short stud-like bearing members l9 near their lower ends. The depending projecm tions l6 and I! extend outwardly-and downwardly as shown in Figures 3 and 4 and have holes near their lower ends. 7

The spools or rolls for holding the strip of score tally are designated by the reference character H11 One end of each spool is provided with a cavity 22 into which the bearing member I9 is adapted to be inserted. The opposite end of each spool is provided with acavity of angular cross-section and is designated by the reference character 23. Holes '24 are drilled in the framework 1 in such positions as to coincide with the holes 20 in the depending projections l6 and I1. Shafts 25 are inserted through the holes in the framework 1 to the cavities 23 in the spools ll. The shafts 25 have inner ends of angular cross-section as indicated by the reference character 26 in Figure 4 and are adapted to fit into the cavities 23 in the spools II. The outer ends of the shafts 25 are provided with knurled knobs 21 which are secured to the shafts to prevent rotation thereon. Around the shafts 25 and between the spools II and the depending projections l6 and I1, I provide compressible helical springs 28.

The operation and use of my device is very simple. A spool l I having wound thereon a continuous strip of score tallies is inserted between the depending projections I4 and IS. The free end of the strip of score tallies I0 is partially unwound from the spool II and is inserted through the adjacent slit 8, over the depressed area 9 and downward through the other slit 8 and is partially wound around the opposite spool ll. That portion of the score tally H] which is then exposed on the table top is in position for me Because of the depressed area 9 the exposed portion of the score strip It] will lie flush with the table top and will therefore not interfere with dealers or other players.

When the exposed portion of the tally strip in is filled, the right hand knob 21 (Figure 3)' may be rotated to reel the exposed portion onto the right hand spool l l and to expose an unused portion of the tally strip ID on the table top. In case it is desired to refer back to the score of a previous game, the left hand knob may be rotated to re-expose the previously used portion of the tally strip. When the spools II are in position the helical springs 28 will be slightly compressed,

thereby providing limited frictional opposition to rotation of the spools which enables the tally strip III to be held snugly against the depressed area 9 and prevents unintentional rotation of the spools.

It will be seen that I have provided a device for use in keeping the score of card games which is extremely simple and convenient in use and playing surface, a pair of spaced parallel slits extending through said sheet, the rectangular shaped area of said sheet lying between said slits being depressed below the normal level of the remainder of said playing surface, a metal plate secured beneath and substantially coinciding with said depressed rectangular shaped area, projections integral with and depending from each comer of said plate, the projections depending from one side of said plate being provided at their lower ends with stud like bearing members, the projections depending from the opposite side of said plate having an aperture at their lower ends, parallel shafts extending from beyond the edge of said playing surface through said apertures, the inner ends of said shafts being of angular crosssection, a pair of spools each rotatably supported 1 at one end by one of said stud like bearing members, and being supported at their opposite ends by the angular ends of said shafts which are inserted into cavities of corresponding angular cross-section in said spools, compression springs surrounding said shafts and compressed between the ends of said spools and the adjacent depending projections, and a strip of score tallies adapted to be wound upon said spools and to extend through said slits in such manner as to occupy the depressed rectangular area on said playing surface to thereby permit progressive movement of said score tallies by rotation of either of said shafts.

BENJAMIN on C. ROTHSCHILD. 

